AJOP Board
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RABBINIC AUTHORITIES
HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky
HaRav Yaakov Perlow
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rabbi Ilan Feldman
Atlanta, GA
Rabbi Yaacov Haber
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr. Richard Horowitz
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh
Northbrook, IL
Dr. David Lieberman
Lakewood, NJ
Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun
National Director
Rabbi Shlomo Porter
Baltimore, MD
Mr. Jeff Schachter Esq.
Passaic, NJ
Mr. Frank Storch
Baltimore, MD
HaRav Michel Twerski
Milwaukee, WI
Mr. Jerry Wolasky
Baltimore, MD
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Mark Bane
Lawrence, NY
Mr. Jonathan Beren
Denver, CO
Dr. Robert Edelman
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Michael J Elman
Baltimore, MD Rabbi David Felsenthal New York, NY
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
Mr. Joseph Friedman
Olney, MD Mr. Harvey Hecker
Toronto, ONT
Mr. Stephen Rosedale
Cincinnatti, OH
Rabbi Simcha Scholar
Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Dovid Refson
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr Gary Torgow
Detroit, MI
Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD
Teaneck, NJ
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What Can We Really Learn From Chabad: A Conservative Perspective
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
"Excuse me, are you Jewish? Have you put on tefillin today?" Many of us recognize this signature introduction to our Chabad Lubavitch brothers.
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Leadership Means Taking the Reins--and Sharing Them
An Article from JTA
Philanthropist Charles Bronfman once told me, "Leaders lead. That's what they do." Continue Reading
The 2012 Siyum Hashas: A Kiruv Perspective
An Article from Hamodia
It is the day after the 2012 Siyum HaShas at MetLife stadium and my heart is still racing, my mind is still whirling, my feet are still jumping, as they were last night. Continue Reading
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All in the Family Day Schools An Article from The Jewish Week
Squeezed into a child's seat, Nora Lavender, mother of two young sons, sits across from her oldest, 7-year-old Shalom Yehuda, at a small wooden table in a corner of an office in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Continue Reading
The Camper as Philanthropist An Article from The Jewish Week
If "urban camp" sounds like an oxymoron to you, then "urban farm" might as well. Continue Reading
500 Year Old 'Feminist' Siddur Reissued in Hebrew An Article from Ynet News
"Women need a different prayer book from the one used by men," 16th century Rabbi Meir Benbenishti once said and decided to take the mission of creating such a prayer book upon himself. Continue Reading
The Talmud and Jewish Warriors An Article from Tablet Magazine
At the end of the second book of Samuel, after a report of King David's last words, we are introduced to a roster of "David's warriors," the greatest fighters in his retinue. Continue Reading
Google vs. G-d An Article from Slate
Once upon a time-say, in the 1990s-a Hasidic Jew looking for escape from her blinkered world might have gone to the library. Continue Reading
Orthodox and Anorexic An Article from Tablet
By the time Chaya Faigie Jundef was accepted into an eating-disorder treatment program in 2007, she weighed 52 pounds. Continue Reading
Reform Movement Initiates Pilot to Revolutionize B'nai Mitzvah An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
This week fourteen Reform congregations across North America were selected to participate in an innovative pilot program to more fully engage families, institute new methods of teaching and keep teens and their families engaged in their communities. Continue Reading
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